Portrait of Donatas Banionis

Donatas Banionis

Acting

Biography

Donatas Banionis (28 April 1924 – 4 September 2014) was a Lithuanian actor. He is best known for his performance in the lead role of Tarkovsky's Solaris as Kris Kelvin. He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Born: April 28, 1924

Place of Birth: Kaunas, Lithuania

Filmography

2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

as Kris Kelvin (archive footage)

2013
2007
Revisiting Solaris

as Chris Kelvin

2000
The Courtyard

as The old man

1991
Depression

as "Oldster"

1991
Bloodsuckers

as Telyaev

1990
1990
1987
Cry of a Dolphin

as Bar-Mattay - professor psychologist

1986
Snake Catcher

as Mitrich-Kolobok

1986
The Limit of Truth

as Ožoginas

1982
I'm Sorry

as Guest from Vilnius

1982
A Child's World

as Mikhail Rasporkin

1981
Fact

as Colonel Titel

1980
Andrius

as Rauplėnas

1979
Territory

as Chinkov

1979
Unseeded Rye Blossom

as Antanas Petrušonis

1979
The Centaurs

as The President

1979
The Adventures of Prince Florisel

as Ник Николс, "Председатель"

1978
Armed and Very Dangerous

as Gabriel Conroy

1977
Cash Collector's Bag

as Aleksey Tulyakov

1977
1977
The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce

as Ferdinand Luce - left-wing journalist

1976
Beethoven - Days in a Life

as Ludwig van Beethoven

1975
The Flight of Mr. McKinley

as мистер Мак-Кинли

1973
Discovery

as Сергей Матвеевич Юрышев (академик)

1973
1972
Solaris

as Kris Kelvin

1970
King Lear

as Albany

1969
The Red Tent

as Adalberto Mariano

1968
The Dead Season

as Konstantin Ladeinikov

1968
Operation 'Trust'

as Эдуард Оттович Стауниц - барон

1968
Operation 'Trust'

as Eduard Ottovich Staunits

1966
1966
Beware of the Car!

as пастор, покупатель

1966
1964
March, march! Tra-ta-ta!

as Major Varnalesa

1947
Maryte

as Nephew of Petras